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| Radioactive leaks from nuclear power facilities in coastal areas could be triggered by large tidal waves. |
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| Many animals would be threatened with extinction owing to their inability to adapt to rapid climatic changes. |
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| Unusually heavy rainfall, devastating floods and severe drought are believed to be caused by global warming. |
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| Massive population displacement could occur in Egypt and Bangladesh, where there would be a high probability of submerging coastlines. |
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| More droughts and expanding desertification would have a disastrous impact on food production. |
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| Rising seawater levels (from melting glaciers and polar caps) would accelerate coastal erosion and, in certain areas, cause land to become submerged under seawater. |
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| Reduced crop yields, especially for wheat and maize, could threaten food supply worldwide. |
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| The habitat for disease-carrying insects would spread, increasing the chances for outbreaks of epidemics such as malaria and dengue fever. |
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| Unable to adapt sufficiently quickly to rapid climatic changes, many plant species, too, would face extinction. |
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